uncle mick's cajun market & cafe

best restaurant.. their food is reallygoodand they havegoodservice they were really nice to let me try some food and they cleaned our table. jc age 10.

3/18/2017 - came back home to visit my dad and we all went to uncle mick's for dinner. working in lexington, ky, there are a couple of reallygoodcajun joints (gumbo ya ya & bourbon and toulouse) which i can compare with mick's.

first, let's say prattville needs a cajun restaurant. second, i'm not a big seafood eater but my wife is (she's from mobile). but, i'm game for most new adventures.

here's how i see it - mick seems to be a genuine article (even though he was born right in montgomery) and spent 17 years cooking with another person who taught him how to cook cajun. he's got it down. the shrimp à la crème is unbelievablygood- and i'm not a fan of shrimp. the crawfish étouffée over dirty rice is also very good. the corn maque choux and cucumber salad round out the sides.

some suggestions - the garlic bread needs a kick. the two lexington restaurants add a little old bay or cajun spice in their butter which is dowsed on the garlic bread. it's amazing. also, they fill a large plate full of rice and add the entree choices (the same or a split) over rice (no sides). i'd think adding this choice in the place of the sides would be agoodidea.

overall,goodplace. will come back when we visit prattville.

really nice. it's in downtown prattville, about 10 miles from 1-65 but really good. uncle mike is really nice and there are tons of samples. agoodfind if you're craving some cajun.

asgoodas any you would find in new orleans! this place is simply amazing, all-around. everything i ordered had its own distinct and great flavor. a must for everyone to eat at, regardless of your preference for cajun food. they have something great for everyone.

we weren’t sure what to eat, but uncle mick was there to serve us some samples of several dishes. he was the nicest man and verygoodto us as we tried out his food. he said, “you like shrimp? you like fish? what’ll you try?”

a true gem just a few miles off i-65 near montgomery, al!. my husband and i were floored by the delicious food, the inviting atmosphere, and the wonderful hospitality shown by uncle mick and his daughter. we both agreed that we don't know when we have enjoyed a meal any more. it's just like dining at a friend or family member's home, but with better food!

we were greeted with what i'm sure is his standard greeting, "welcome, welcome. what'd you have last time?" when we answered back that it was our first time in and were traveling from out of town, he treated us just like anygoodsoutherner would - he offered us anything and everything he had, and treated us as though we were an everyday customer. after making the difficult decisions of choosing our entrees and selecting some bourbon bread pudding, his daughter offered to keep the dessert up at the counter until we finished our meal. that way she could either heat it up or send it home with us - just in case our eyes were bigger than our stomachs. justin polished his meal off but i decided to take half of mine with me so i could enjoy it again for dinner and so i could dive into that bread pudding! lets just say i'm glad my hubby was driving because there's a reason they call it bourbon bread pudding - it's stout! while enjoying our dessert (ahem, licking the plate), uncle mick came by to chat with us. we discussed our trip, his reasons for opening the restaurant back in 2009, how we found out about his restaurant (google maps & their local restaurant map) and of course, our desire for him to expand into a second restaurant in nashville. i have no doubt the food would be just as phenomenal, but the experience would certainly be lacking without uncle mick himself.

we are looking forward to our next trip down south and definitely recommend that next time you are driving down i-65, you make the 6-8 mile trip off the interstate to uncle mick's on main st. i promise you'll be glad you did!

agoodlittle joint. à la carte/upscale cafeteria style service. not a ton of seating (although there's a room toward the back for larger parties, but the room is not air conditioned).

the crab au gratin was great (even though the cheese topping was a bit heavy). cajun potato salad was also really good. a friend of mine had the tomatoes with feta, which he enjoyed.

ate here for the first time today. one reviewer said it was not authentic...but authentic or not, it'sgoodfood at a reasonable price. the friendly and attentive staff and the ability to sample the offerings before buying are particularly refreshing. will certainly keep this place in mind next time i'm passing through prattville.

very good. uncle mick's is about a mile from my house and that is agoodthing. along withgoodfood is a very friendly atmosphere. sampling are encouraged so you get just what you want. i suppose the only thing i would ask is that the portions could be larger. :)

disappointing - i would not take my cajun friends here. my husband and i went to uncle mick's for the first and last time. we are both native orleanians and i spent four years living in cajun country in lafayette, la. we both know what is and isn't cajun or creole food. and make no mistake the two are not the same. we are always looking for a taste of home in the montgomery area. we seldom find it.

as a native orleanian, what passed for seafood gumbo was a major disappointment. gumbo needs to be thick and dark and filled with large shrimp and crab legs and okra. this was a thin soup with miniscule shrimp and no crab or okra. either file or okra are necessary to make gumbo thick. and i wonder did the cook start with a dark roux? the taste was okay, but not the rich dark flavor of an authentic gumbo.

the crab au gratin was bread and cheese. i could not find one sliver of crab. crab au gratin should not include bread. crab au gratin should contain crab meat, butter, celery, green onions, parsley, cream of mushroom soup, american cheese and vermouth or white wine. i ate the "bready" stuff hoping at least for a taste of crab, but was again disappointed. i left the cheese behind as there was way too much of it.

the "french-like" bread was soggy. oh, dear, french bread needs to be crisp and hot so that it crumbles when you bite into it.

my husband had crawfish etouffee which was passable, but not authentic. he also had a shrimp dish that had decent sized shrimp in it, but lacked the flavor used in southwest louisiana.

on to dessert -- the bread pudding with whiskey was prettygood-- probably the best thing on the menu and pretty close to authentic.the caramel cake was also good.

the person behind me in the line said to me, "you won't be disappointed no matter what you get." sadly, i was disappointed. i felt full when i left, but not satisfied.

the owners and server were lovely gentlemen and i admire them for trying. and they seemed busy so i guess the local prattville folks are happy with the food.

must have gone at the wrong time. after reading all these glorious reviews, i expected to be blown away with uncle micks. i'm actually wondering if i went to the wrong one? we went at the end of the lunch, close to 2 pm. the rice and beans were very bland. the catfish special was eh. the etoufee was decent, but not amazing. perhaps we didn't like it because the food had been sitting out under heat lamps since they opened. but it was average, not great, although customer service was great. i guess compared to the rest of prattville, this probably is agoodplace. but i'll stay here in montgomery where i've got a better selection.

awesome in every way (except maybe the dead animal heads). my poor little girl thinks the stuffed animal heads all over the walls are just a bit too much.

but alas... the owner is insanely friendly and let us try everything. i think he did this because he knows howgoodit all is!! we have loved every last dish was have tried and bring all our out of town guests here. just walking in the place smells divine. i dare you to go, taste, and walk out without buying yourself a meal. i bet you can't.

the only thing i cannot figure out is the tiny little slivers of layer cake they serve. not that i have ever had room left for layered cake, but seriously, they are so tiny it is comical.

perhaps my favorite restaurant in montgomery metro.

every town should have one! you can taste the soul in the food, and tell it's straight out if south louisiana. it's not too spicy, but it has agoodkick. i love it!